In Brief: Ozarow SEZ; SCH to buy GBG?; Stomil Sanok; Steyr Daimler Puch

The government decided yesterday to form a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the ex-Ozarow cable plant. It is now confirmed that this zone will be formed as a sub-region of the Tarnobrzeg Special Economic Zone. The government anticipates that the formation of the SEZ will create around 800 new jobs on the site of the former factory and 300 in the surrounding areas. (Parkiet, p. 1) ... Santander Central Hispano (SCH) is negotiating the purchase of Gornoslaski Bank Gospodarczy (GBG) from BPH PBK which owns more than 66% of GBG. "In Poland, we intend to focus on retail banking as well as financing the purchase of cars," said SCH's representative. He added that the bank does not exclude engagement in other sorts of banking business, such as corporate services private banking, as well as assets and insurance ma nagement. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... Enterprise Investors, which owns Stomil Sanok (SS), intends allow the company to engage in a management buy out. Neg otiations resumed after a six month break. Since October 15, the price of SS's shares have risen by over 41%. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... The Austrian s upplier of the Pandur II transporter Steyr Daimler Puch has joined in the calls for the Defence Ministry to annul its armoured transporter tender. The Austrian firm claims that competitors' bids do not meet the requirements of the tender. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) A.Z./A.K.